The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-09-17
WEATHER AND CROPS.

The Signal Office Weather-CrOp Bulletin
Light Frosts Reported in North Carolina
and killing FrOsts in Central Minnesota,
Upper Michigan and Northern Vermont.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The signal Office
weekly weather-crop bulletin issued yes
terday, says; During the week ending
September 10, the weather has been
slightly colder than usual in the Lake
region. Middle Atlantic and South Allan
tic States and warmer than usual in the
Missouri, Central Mississippi and Lower
Ohio valleys, being from 10 to 40 deg,
above the normal. The daily average
temperature for the season from January
/ to September 10. differs less than deg.
from the normal for all the sections ex
cepting that in Colorado, Kansas, Indian
Territory, Northern Texas, Southern por
tions of Missouri, Indiana and Illinois,
and in portions Of Kentucky and Tennes-
see it varies from to deg. above the
normal, and along Lake Superior from .
to deg. below the normal.
During the week the rainfall has been
slightly in excess of the normal in North
eastern New York, Southern Michigan
/ and portions of Kansas, Nebraska, Da-
/ kota and Colorado; otherwise there has
been slight deficiency, amounting to one
inch or more along the South Atlantic and
Gulf coasts. Deficiency for the season
exists from the upper lakes to the Lower
Missouri valley, Gulf States and South
Atlantic States, and continues greatest
little above ten inches-in Iowa, southern
portion of Illinois and the Lower Missis.
sippi valley.
During the past month over one hundred
per cent. of the usual amount of rain has
fallen in the northern portion of New En-
gland, New York, Central North Carolina
Southern Michigan, Northern Illinois, and
from the southern portions of Dakota and
Minnesota southwark to Eastern Texas
Less than fifty per cent. of the usual
amount of rain has fallen along the South
Atlantic coast, in the Eastern Gulf States
Lower Mississippi valley, Southern Ohio
Central Illinois, Eastern Missouri and the
northern portions of Lower Michigan.
During the past week the weather has
been reported as favorable to growing
crops in Massachusetts and North Caro-.
lima, and unfavorable in Tennessee, Ar.
kansas, Mississippi, Alabama and South
Carolina. In the corn growing region the
crop is reported to have been harvested
and the low average in Nebraska, as out Of
danger from frosts in Minnesota, and more
rain needed for late corn in Central anC
Western Kansas; cutting in progress il
Michigan. The weather is reported t
have been too dry in the cotton region Of
South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi
and damaged by worms in Mississippi
In the tobacco regions of Tennessee
Kentucky and Ohio the deficiency in rain
fall is reported to have been injurious
while in North Carolina the weather ha
been favorable. Pastures are reported
good in Nebraska, as improved in Mime
sofa, Michigan and Northern Illinois, anC
as dried up in Southern Illinois.
Light frost is reported to have injured
sweet potatoes in Northwestern Nortl
Carolina on the Cd, and as having occur
red in Northern Illinois on the Sth.
Killing frosts were reported on the 1861
from Central Minnesota and Upper Mich
gan, and on the morning of the 18th from
Northern Vermont.